The Last of Us ships 3.4 million in first three weeks

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Sony Computer Entertainment said Naughty Dog's The Last of Us "surpassed all sales expectations" after shipping 3.4 million units worldwide, including download purchases, in just under three weeks. SCE declared the melancholy horror the fastest-selling PS3 game of the year, as well as the fastest-selling "new software title" in the console's history - in other words: the fastest-selling new intellectual property.

"These sales figures are a testament to the blockbuster quality of The Last of Us," said Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida. "The teams at Naughty Dog are true visionaries and their storytelling capabilities are second to none, this title is an undisputed demonstration of that. SCE continues to be committed to delivering unique gameplay experiences that redefine the interactive entertainment industry and The Last of Us is a perfect example."

Like a zombifying fungus, The Last of Us has really grown on critics and fans alike. Joel and Ellie's grim adventure notched all five stars in our review, with our Richard saying it had a "curious inertia" that he couldn't deny from seeing through to its end. Meanwhile, The Last of Us did what BioShock Infinite and Dead Island: Riptide just fell short of this year: infecting the top of the UK charts for four weeks straight.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/07/09/the-last-of-us-ships-3-4-million-in-first-three-weeks/

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PinsPosted:

I Actually Wanted To Get This Game Really Bad Then I Found Out Its Only Being Released On PS3 And I Was Mad!

UG_UnknownPosted:

I will probably get the game!

UG_UnknownPosted:

ExoticWolfs I have seen tons of videos of this game, but haven't played it, this game looks great though! Not surprised one bit it got so many sales.


I might get it what about u?

UG_UnknownPosted:

Foolish Seems like this game has to be good to sell that many games in 3 weeks.


Yeah me too!

FoolishPosted:

Seems like this game has to be good to sell that many games in 3 weeks.

ExoticWolfsPosted:

I have seen tons of videos of this game, but haven't played it, this game looks great though! Not surprised one bit it got so many sales.

RuinsPosted:

Katsumi
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NinjaWizard
Origamo I'm not surprised it did so well.


Neither am I. The game just looks amazing from the Let's plays I've seen.


this is probably going to be PS3's best seller


Well at the moment the best seller is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with 12.76 Million sales so the last of us still has a while to go..


yh but this will end up being the best seller

KatsumiPosted:

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NinjaWizard
Origamo I'm not surprised it did so well.


Neither am I. The game just looks amazing from the Let's plays I've seen.


this is probably going to be PS3's best seller


Well at the moment the best seller is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with 12.76 Million sales so the last of us still has a while to go..

KatsumiPosted:

Jakeston This surpassed my expectations by just a bit. Haha. Def expected a lot of success tho.


I really didn't think much of it when the game was announced. It has defiantly surprised me in this aspect

SahvidgePosted:

This surpassed my expectations by just a bit. Haha. Def expected a lot of success tho.